Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MATTHEWS WILLIAM E V	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/7/2020	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SOUTH STATE Corp [SSB]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 1101 FIRST STREET SOUTH, SUITE 202	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer /
(Street) WINTER HAVEN, FL 33880       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	28907.00 (1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Share Units	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	3962.00	(2)	D
Restricted Share Units	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	8545.00	(3)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Acquired in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 25, 2020 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and between South State Corporation ("South State") and CenterState Bank Corporation, pursuant to which CenterState merged with and into South State (the "Merger") on June 7, 2020 (the "Closing Date"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of CenterState common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time") (other than certain shares held by South State or CenterState) was converted into the right to receive 0.3001 shares (the "Exchange Ratio") of South State common stock. The closing price of South State common stock on NASDAQ on the Closing Date was $60.27.
(2)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding CenterState performance-vesting restricted stock unit award ("PSU") was converted into a South State RSU, with the number of underlying shares of South State common stock adjusted based on the Exchange Ratio. The converted CenterState PSUs are subject only to time-vesting through the remainder of the originally scheduled performance period (or any later scheduled vesting date) and otherwise remain subject to the same terms and conditions as applied immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(3)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding CenterState time-vesting restricted stock unit award ("RSU") was converted into a South State RSU, with the number of underlying shares of South State common stock adjusted based on the Exchange Ratio. The converted CenterState RSUs otherwise remain subject to the same terms and conditions as applied immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MATTHEWS WILLIAM E V 1101 FIRST STREET SOUTH, SUITE 202 WINTER HAVEN, FL 33880			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
William E. Matthews, V		6/12/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date